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The episode covers tornadoes in the South, a released Epstein suicide note, concerns over a hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship, and a tribute to Ted Turner.

The latest on tornadoes across the South as officials in Mississippi rescue trapped residents. A purported suicide note from Jeffrey Epstein has been unsealed by a federal judge. Global health officials race to contain a hantavirus outbreak as the cruise ship at the center of the crisis returns to sea. And, remembering the life and legacy of Ted Turner.

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